New Colombian plant discovered honors Colombian president

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 11:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new plant species from Northeastern Colombia has been named Espeletia praesidentis, in honor of efforts made by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to build peace in his country after over five decades of conflict.

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